DECEMBER 2006
Nicky and
Georgina set for double trouble
Westlife star Nicky Byrne and wife Georgina are set for double
trouble as they've revealed they are to have twins!
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will also be celebrating twin joy as Georgina
gives birth to his first grandchildren.
The couple who are expecting in June broke the news to family and
friends that they were expecting last month.
However the pair have been keeping news of their double bonanza
under wraps.
Nicky told The Star "We are both completely overjoyed and cant wait
till next summer"
He revealed he "can't stop smiling" since he discovered Georgina was
expecting their first children.''
source -
star newspaper
posted - 14th December
Westlife star tells of fear for life after aircraft fails By Paul
Martin
WESTLIFE'S Shane Filan revealed last night that he felt lucky to be alive after
a 320kmh plane nightmare.
The 27-year-old singer's flight from Sydney was abandoned seconds before
take-off when the aircraft suffered a sudden mechanical failure. The Sligo star
and other passengers had to spend the night at an airport hotel while the
incident was investigated. He told the Daily Mirror: "We were flying down the
runway and then suddenly the plane was shaking like mad. I gripped on to the
seat and then there was a huge crunching and screeching noise. The pilot slammed
the breaks on so hard that it actually veered off the runway on to the grass. I
closed my eyes and waited for the worst to happen. I was thinking, 'Oh my God, I
don't want to die like this'."
Shane, who with wife Gillian has a one-year-old daughter Nicole, was returning
home from a two-week promotional stint in Australia where the band had played a
string of sell-out shows. He added: "We have to fly all the time with Westlife
but I'm dreading getting on a plane now. The experience really scared me and I
had to take some sleeping tablets to get through the flight the next day. I'm
chilling out with my family for a few days now and hopefully I won't be too
nervous next time I get on a plane." Before this incident Shane was famed for
his love of flying. A year ago he bought a private helicopter for his Sligo
mansion. He has taken flying lessons and is on the verge of qualifying for a
full licence. Ronan Keating once hired hypnotist Paul McKenna to get him over a
fear of flying after an air scare while in Boyzone. He said: "I have tried
everything from hypnosis to self-help books but I still dread getting into a
plane."
source - Irish Mirror
posted - 14th December
We'll do it the U2 way
WESTLIFE have revealed they are modelling their
long-term careers on rockers U2.
The group believes Bono and Co have the right balance of work and
home life.
Shane Filan has a one-year-old daughter Nicole with wife Gillian and
Nicky Byrne is expecting his first child with wife Georgina in June.
Nicky tells this week's RTE Guide: "They have other lives apart from
their career.
"They have children in school and have a family life but they still
manage to be very successful."
Shane, 27, added: "You can't burn out. If you burn out the band is
over and you can take the rest of your life off.We don't want to look back and say, 'We should have done it this
way'."
Although Kian Egan is convinced he has met "The One" in actress Jodi
Albert, he said there are too many thing he wants to do before
settling down. He added: "I'm looking out at the lake and thinking,
'Wouldn't it be great to come down here for a week fishing?' But you can't do that if you have a baby. I have all these mad
plans in my head to go travelling and backpack the world."
source - Irish Mirror
posted - 13th December
A Fly dig at Westlife
McFLY have slagged off pop rivals Westlife for making an album of cover
versions. The young rockers flew into Glasgow yesterday to perform their hits at
the Cash for Kids charity lunch. Although they've recorded and performed over 20
well-known songs including Help, by The Beatles, Mr Brightside, by The Killers,
and The Who's My Generation, the band said they'll never follow in the footsteps
of the Irish crooners by releasing a CD of other people's songs. Instead, the
boys want fans to think of them as more like bad boy veterans, Oasis.
McFly lead singer, Danny Jones, told the Razz: "We've done lots of cover
versions but it's not something we'd do on an album. We only really sing them
for TV and stuff like that when we get specially asked, but we wouldn't do what
Westlife have done and bring out an album. We just like to be a band who writes
our own stuff. We want to be seen as a proper band like Oasis."
source - The razz
posted - 14th December
Westlife joy at band battle
Westlife star Nicky Byrne says beating Oasis,The Beatles and U2 to the top of the album charts was one of the band's greatest achievements. "There was so much talk beforehand about how we didn't stand a chance and several papers were writing us off."he told teletext. "So when we did beat them all to number 1,it was a big 2 fingers to all those people who were against us."
source - teletext
posted - 14th December
Cheerios Childline Concert
Celebrates Its 10th Birthday
Westlife performing at Cheerios Childline January
28, 2007
Mega stars line up to join the celebrations! Tickets go on sale
Friday 8th December at 9 am
The Cheerios Childline Concert is celebrating it's 10th Birthday and mega stars have lined up to join the celebrations at the Point Theatre on 28 January 2007. Pop sensations Westlife, Shayne Ward and McFly are set to perform with many more acts to be announced! The event, which is sponsored by Cheerios, is the most important date in the pop calendar! Come and join the Party with hosts Keith Duffy and Stephen Gately! Tickets for this fully seated show are €38(including booking fee) and go on sale Friday 8 December at 9am from usual outlets.
In Person: from 99 Ticketmaster outlets
nationwide
24 hr Hotline: (ROI) 0818 719 300
24 hr On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie
Childline, which is Ireland's No. 1 children's charity, will receive over €280,000 from 2007's concert. To date Childline has benefited to the tune of €2,152,000 from the previous concerts which have been held annually since 1997 and have featured such acts as Westlife, Robbie Williams, Girls Aloud, All Saints, Brian McFadden, S Club7, Blue, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Five, SugaBabes, Busted, Big Brovaz, Samantha Mumba, Boyzone and many more.
The Cheerios Childline Concert will be televised on RTE 2 on Sunday 18 February 2007 at 4.30pm. All parties involved with the Cheerios Childline Concert are providing their services free of charge on the night including the artists, organisers and the Point Theatre. Doors will open at 7.00 p.m. and fans should note that no queuing will be permitted prior to 6.00 p.m. for security reasons. Persons with small children are recommended to purchase balcony tickets. Persons under 18 must be accompanied by a person over 23 years of age.
Source - MCD Ireland
Posted - 5th December 2006